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FA 272 History of Art II .................................................................................................... 3/5FA307 Composition in Drawing I ..................................................................................... 3/6FA 308 Composition in Drawing II .................................................................................... 3/6FA 421 Analysis of Art Work I .......................................................................................... 3/4FA 422 Analysis of Art Work II ......................................................................................... 3/4FA 461 Philosophy of Art ................................................................................................. 3/4FA 467 Curatorial Studies I .............................................................................................. 3/6FA 468 Curatorial Studies II ............................................................................................ 3/6GE 401 Innovative Product Design and Development I ..................................................... 3/6GE 402 Innovative Product Design and Development II ..................................................... 3/6GRA 207 Conceptual Design ............................................................................................... 3/6GRA 208 Graphic Design Concepts...................................................................................... 3/6GRA 210 Multimedia and Web Design ................................................................................ 3/6GRA215 Animation and Film/Television Graphics I ............................................................. 3/6GRA216 Animation and Film/Television Graphics II............................................................. 3/6GRA 223 Photographic Image Processing I ......................................................................... 3/6GRA 224 Photographic Image Processing II ......................................................................... 3/6GRA 324 Photographic Practice .......................................................................................... 3/6GRA 353 Design: Image and Text I ...................................................................................... 3/6GRA 354 Design: Image and Text II ..................................................................................... 3/6HIST 354 Comparative Perspectives on Museum and Archives History and Practice . 3 / -HIST 432 History of the United States from the Reconstruction .......................................... 3/6HUM 114 The Seventh ArtFilm Analysis and Theory ............................................................. 3/-HUM 291 Selected Topics in the Humanities ......................................................................... 3/6HUM 293 Selected Topics in Humanities ............................................................................. 3 / -LAUD 465 Cities as Informationscapes .................................................................................. 3/6LAUD 475 Cinema and Space................................................................................................ 3/6MAN 201 Introduction to Business ...................................................................................... 3/6MAN 216 Elements of Finance.............................................................................................3/6MAN 262 Organizational Behavior ...................................................................................... 3/6PHIL 101 Introduction to Logic............................................................................................ 3/6PHIL 103 Introduction to Philosophy I ................................................................................. 3/6PHIL 104 Introduction to Philosophy II................................................................................. 3/6PHIL 204 Empiricists .......................................................................................................... 3/6PHIL 408 Nineteenth Century Philosophy .......................................................................... 3/6POLS 101 Introduction to Political Science I ......................................................................... 3/6POLS 102 Introduction to Law ............................................................................................. 3/6POLS 454 Politics Media and Propaganda ........................................................................... 3/6PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology .................................................................................. 3/6 LİSANSÜSTÜ PROGRAM/GRADUATE PROGRAM Master of Arts (M.A.) in Media and Visual StudiesThe Department of Communication and Design offers Master of Arts program in Media and Visual Studies.The M.A. program aims to prepare students for careers in the media and communications sector as well asacademic careers. It provides students with a sophisticated conceptual framework and analytical skills to enablethem to make original contributions to media, visual and cultural studies by specializing in a particular aspect ofTurkish or international media such as film, television, Internet or printed medium. The program encouragesfree and creative thinking, emphasizing research, analysis, interpretation, and criticism. Aiming at improvingthe standards of Turkish media, visual and cultural studies, the program encourages theoretical,interdisciplinary, and comparative approaches.Admission: Applicants are required to have a Bachelor’s degree. In addition to the general requirements setforth by the university, admittance to the graduate program is determined by the results of an entranceexamination that includes a portfolio presentation and an interview. The date and place of the examinationare announced each year by the University. During the interview applicants should present a body of well-defined original work as well as slides, videotapes or photographs of previous work.Degree Requirements: After the completion of at least 24 units of course work in two successive terms, thecandidates must take two seminars in their area of interest and prepare and submit a thesis. The maximumduration of program is five semesters. FIRST YEARAutumn Semester Credits / ECTS CreditsCOMD 511 Theory and Method in Media Visual and Cultural Studies........................................ 3/7.5 Graduate Electives (3) ......................................................................................... -/ -Spring Semester Credits / ECTS Credits Graduate Electives (4) ......................................................................................... -/ - SECOND YEARAutumn Semester Credits / ECTS CreditsCOMD 590 Research Topics .................................................................................................... - / 6COMD 599 Master’s Thesis .................................................................................................... - / 24Bilkent Üniversitesi 5

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COMD 204 Introduction to Communication Studies IIVarious forms and modes of communication. Modern media of communication. The impact oftechnology on communication, especially mass communication. Visual and verbal aspects; narrative,technology and spectatorship. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6, Prerequisite: COMD 203. Spr (A. E.Kurtgo¨zu¨ )COMD 205 Basic PhotographyAn introductory course in photography. Taking photographs: interior/exterior, knowledge ofcomposition and film developing, and basic laboratory practices. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6,Prerequisite: COMD 102. Aut ( Y. Akc¸ura, K. Olguntu¨rk)COMD 210 Introduction to ScreenwritingThis course introduces basic notions of classical narrative scriptwriting such as character, structure, plot,dialogue, genre, and theme, as well as the textual elements of other audio-visual forms such asdocumentary, experimental and multimedia presentations. Students acquire experience in the correctformatting of scripts, writing dialogue rich with subtext, pitching their ideas, and proposal writing. Bythe end of the course, students will have completed a short script using classical narrative tools and aproposal for a second audio-visual project of any type or genre. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6. Aut(G. Appleton)COMD 212 Principles of Visual Communication DesignIntroduction to the history, theory and principles of communicating visually through art, illustration,photography, design, typography, video and other visual forms. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 5.COMD 221 Visual Communication and PerceptionBasic principles of visual communication and several competing theories of visual perception. The role offrames and conventions in visual communication. The impact of cultural and other factors inperception. Development of visual awareness and visual literacy. Learning from misperceptions andillusions as positive errors. Gestalt and information processing theories on the simulation of humanperception. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 5.COMD 290 Summer Practice IThis summer training is intended to give the students an experience in the organization, structure andworking of an advertising agency, graphic design studio, multimedia studio, public relations office orbureau, newspaper, television and television production. The minimum time of this practice is 4 weeks.Credit units: None ECTS Credit Units: None, Prerequisite: COMD 204. Aut (Staff) Spr (Staff)COMD 310 ScreenwritingAn introduction to the art of story-telling and examination of the ways people communicateexperiences to each other. It aims to encourage students to recognize the significance of memory,observation and interpersonal relationships from their own experience, in the construction of narrativefrom for the screen. It examines the ways in which an audience can be manipulated through the use oflanguage, particularly the spoken word. It seeks to illustrate “universal” or shared themes with storiesdrawn from experience and to introduce students to the conventions, problems and possibilities ofscreenwriting from. It is complementary to video production. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6. Spr (G.Appleton)COMD 321 Analysis of Moving ImageThis course introduces students to basic grammar of cinematic language, which has become the basisfor making meaning in a variety of visual media. Topics to be covered include mise-en-scene,cinematography, editing, sound-image relationships, narrative forms, and non-narrative forms(documentary and experimental). Attention is given to both dominant practices (e.g., ClassicalHollywood Cinema) and alternatives. Attention is also paid to how and why different media (cinema,video, broadcast television) make different uses of this shared grammar. Credit units: 3 ECTS CreditUnits: 6, Prerequisite: COMD 204. Aut (A. Gu¨rata)COMD 322 Film TheoryThis course aims to introduce the key debates in film theory. Some of the topics and concepts that will becovered are “realism,” “formalism,” “avant-garde cinema,” “auteur theory,” “film language,” “genretheory,” “film, subjectivity and ideology,” and “reception theory.” These topics will be discussed inrelation to the basic elements of film such as narrative, mise-en-scene, camera use, sound, and editing.Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6. Spr (A. Gu¨rata)COMD 331 News Reporting and WritingNews reporting and production techniques of radio and television. Gathering information, editing andwriting under strict deadlines in order to prepare the student for a professional position. News values, andresponsibilities. Basic news writing and style principles, interviewing techniques. Credit units: 3 ECTSCredit Units: 6. Aut (Staff) Spr (E. U¨ nal Arslan)COMD 333 News and SocietyThe function and nature of news in contemporary society and its role and impact on social and politicalaffairs. The topics that will be covered are: the concept of information and its role in the modernworld; news and story-telling, news as genre of writing and discourse; news values; agenda-setting;construction of reality; news and propaganda; journalistic ethics. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6.Aut (D. M. Barchard)COMD 341 Media and SocietyThe media as a major social institution, the relationship between media and society. The production andreception of media content, the impact of media over other institutions, society and culture as well as theeffects over individual behavior. Questions of control and ownership, public and private media. Mass cultureand popular culture. Different forms and genres of media, fictional and news material. Propaganda andideological influence. The impact of new technologies of communication. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6.Aut (M. S¸ iray)COMD 342 Popular CultureThis course aims to give the students an awareness of how popular culture operates in specific ways.Popular narrative and entertainment forms will be examined in contrast with “higher” forms of culture. Thecourse will focus on the impact of cultural forms on the audiences and offer a critical study of the existingBilkent Üniversitesi 7

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theories on the subject. Significant cases from literature, press, film and TV will be discussed in the class.Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6. Aut (M. S¸ iray)COMD 344 Visual Technologies and Visual NarrativesAn intermediary course on various issues relating to visual technologies such as photography, film, televisionand internet. Emergence, history and development visual technologies. Image in modernity. The nature oftechnological images, questions of signification and identification. Technology and body. Technologicalimage and its perception. Images, simulations, and hyper-reality. Cyberspace and interactive media. Creditunits: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6. Spr (M. Mutman)COMD 345 Interpersonal CommunicationMain principles and issues of interpersonal communication and self-presentation in everyday life. Theinterplay of verbal and non-verbal language which operate in face-to-face encounters. The impact ofcontext, the interaction of language and social setting. Performance of self-regulation and self-presentationin everyday communication. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6. Aut (Z.O¨ nen)COMD 346 Introduction to AdvertisingThis course provides an introduction to the basics of advertising: the functions of advertising; planning,execution and production of advertisements; its role in marketing communications mix; economics andsocial influence; advertising institutions and media; campaigns and appropriations; retail and business-to-business aspects; social and ethical aspects of advertising. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6. Spr (K.O¨ zgen)COMD 352 Internet Technologies and Electronic CommerceThe course will cover the technological infrastructure that enables electronic commerce. Issues included areInternet, Intranets, Extranets, search facilities and engines, security, authentication, and privacy, electronicpayment systems and electronic commerce services. Organizational challenges on developing appropriatebusiness models are discussed with respect to the simultaneous response and online threats to the existingmodels. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6.COMD 361 Sound Design IA introductory course designed to create and improve students’ awareness of and respect for audio inrelation to visual media. Students are introduced to basic audio production and post-production techniquesfor video and film. Emphasize is given to skill development in sound recording in studio and on location,signal processing, digital audio editing and mixing. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6. Aut (Staff)COMD 362 Sound Design IIContinuation of Sound Design I. This course provides the students with advanced audio post-productiontechniques for video and film and also explores the constituents and creative potential of sound design forbetter communication of ideas through artistic and expressive uses of sound. Credit units: 3 ECTS CreditUnits: 6.COMD 390 Summer Practice IIIn this summer training, students are expected to participate actively audiovisual media productions, such astelevision, multimedia, public relations, and advertisement. Students are also expected to make detailedobservations in planning, media integration, and production techniques and tools, as well as to get anunderstanding of teamwork, team relations, and production/client relations. The minimum time for thepractice is 4 weeks. Credit units: None ECTS Credit Units: None, Prerequisite: GRA 352. Aut (Staff) Spr (Staff)COMD 422 Advanced Issues in Communication StudiesThis course is designed to introduce students to advanced issues in communication studies and recentresearch. Topics to be covered may include: revisiting the communication process; audience groups anddifferent interpretations of media messages; ratings system; media practice and democracy; issues ofidentification, image and visuality; internet, cyberspace and the impact of recent technologies; digitalcinema and digital television; interactive media and media art. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6.COMD 424 Media Theory and MethodsExamination of various methods of studying media at an advanced senior level: semiological andcontent analysis, theories of identification, audience studies and ethnographies, economics of media.Students are supposed to design and conduct their own research and write research and writeresearch papers in media studies. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6. Spr (M. S¸ iray)COMD 431 Global CommunicationsThe course will focus international communication system and global news media and television suchasCNN and BBC; global media and entertainment industries such as Hollywood or MTV. Globalideologies and paradigms: Orientalism, global information inequality, local reception of global mediaproduction. Global vs local or national media. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6. Aut (E.U¨ nal Arslan)COMD 432 Principles of JournalismA survey of the journalism profession, including the history and study of various media. Emphasis isplaced upon journalistic principles, writing, editing, and make up, journalistic values. Credit units: 3ECTS Credit Units: 6. Spr (D. M. Barchard)COMD 433 Gender and MediaRepresentation of masculinity and feminity in the media. Gender bias and stereotypes in the portroyalof gender in film, television, internet and print media. Gendered audiences and gender differences inmedia reception. Issues of pornography and censorship, in the use of women’s images in advertisingand marketing. The role of media transforming as well as perpetuating gender roles gender inequality.Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6. Aut (Staff)COMD 434 Special Topics in JournalismStudy of selected advanced topics in journalism with the purpose of depending a critical understandingof their profession for would-be journalists. Among the possible topics are: a critical focus on thecomplicated nature of concepts such fact, truth and evidence as well as the context in which journalismtakes places; issues of privacy and publicity; journalistic ethics; the setting of the news agenda; theimpact technological change and varieties of journalism such as science journalism, art and culturejournalism, investigative journalism, investigate journalism, political journalism and business andeconomic journalism. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6. Spr (Y. Akc¸ura)COMD 442 Special Topics in Visual StudiesStudy of selected advanced topics in visual media and technologies. The modern concept of technologyand the concepts of image, visual language. The new media and digital language and signs. The role andBilkent Üniversitesi 8

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power of visual technology and media in the shaping of culture, language, subjectivity and society.Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6. Spr (M. S¸ iray)COMD 461 Public Relations and Communication CampaignsTheory and practice of public relations and public communication. PR and opinion research,communication process and building effective campaign strategy. Case studies in PR and publiccommunication, commercial and political advertising, humanitarian campaigns. Ethical considerationsand impact on society. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6.COMD 462 Special Topics in AdvertisingStudy of selected advanced topics in advertisement production and research focusing on various mediaapplication and future developments. Creativity and diversity, advertising research and planning ofcampaigns, generating ideas and strategy, copywriting for television, radio and direct marketing. Creditunits: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6. Spr (T. P. Moran)COMD 471 Media Ethics and ResponsibilityA survey of the current ethical problems and issues in reporting, editing and broadcasting moralprinciples, legal regulations and their application to these problems. Examination of case studies withspecial emphasis on questions of privacy and freedom of information. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units:6. Aut (T. P. Moran)COMD 481 Visual Communication Project IIntroduction to planning, media integration, and production techniques and tools of interactivemultimedia. Through practical exercises. The course will expose students to major component mediaincluding computer text, graphics, photography, animation, speech, sound, and video. Technical andhuman interface issues also are covered. Credit units: 4 ECTS Credit Units: 6, Prerequisite: GRA 352. Aut(G. Appleton, A. Treske)COMD 482 Visual Communication Project IIIntroduction to planning, media integration, and production techniques and tools of interactivemultimedia. Through practical exercises. The course will expose students to major component mediaincluding computer text, graphic, photography, animation, speech, sound, and video. Technical andhuman interface issues also are covered. Credit units: 4 ECTS Credit Units: 6, Prerequisite: COMD 481.Spr (Y. Akc¸ura, A. Treske) LİSANSÜSTÜ DERSLER / GRADUATE COURSESCOMD 511 Theory and Method in Media Visual and Cultural StudiesThis course is designed to introduce the student to major theories and methods in media, visual and culturalstudies: mass culture theory, empirical effect studies, ethnography, Frankfurt School, semiotics andstructuralism, cultural studies, psychoanalysis and post-structuralism. Various issues and aspects of modernmedia and culture will come under consideration such as effects and effectivity, signs and signification, imageand power, issues of class, race and gender, the ways of studying media as text, institution, audiences andsubcultures. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 7.5. Aut (M. Mutman)COMD 513 Film and GenreThis course aims to investigate the key terms of film theory such as narrative, mise-en-scene, subjectivity,the gaze, the voice, spectatorship, sexual difference, suture and so forth in relation to the question of“genre.” Selections from various film genres will be examined. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 7.5. Aut (A.Gu¨rata)COMD 514 Identity Space and ImageThis course will introduce students to debates on “identity” and “subjectivity” in contemporary visual andcultural studies. Drawing upon various theoretical and methodological sources, the course places theemphasis on how identity and subjectivity can be conceived in relation to the concepts of space, memory,belonging, hybridity and migrancy in contemporary global culture. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 7.5.COMD 515 Media ReceptionDrawing upon different theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of media reception, thiscourse explores the relationship between media texts and their audiences. A variety of media and mediagenres including films, TV serials, comics and popular literature are discussed together with topics such asmedia effects, active audience theory, ethnography, “fandom”, gender, nation, and ethnicity. Credit units: 3ECTS Credit Units: 7.5. Aut (D. Kaya-Mutlu)COMD 516 Turkish Cinema and ModernityThis course aims to discuss Turkish cinema in relation to the question of “modernity.” Making a criticalanalysis of the historical development of Turkish cinema in the context of Turkey’s experience of modernity,the course will investigate the debates around “Yesilcam cinema,” “national cinema,” “social realism,”“Third world cinema,” “women’s films,” “art cinema,” and “the new Turkish cinema.” Credit units: 3 ECTSCredit Units: 7.5. Spr (A. G u¨rata)COMD 521 Body Movement and Vision in Immersive and Interactive Media IThis course examines the role of body, movement and vision in art and traditional and digital mediaincluding literature, cinema, computer and video games, multimedia and online systems and the Internet.Topics covered include: historical development of digital art and culture; cybernetics and systems theory;digital avant-garde; concepts of virtual and virtuality; theories of immersive and interaction in literature,visual and digital media; perception, attention and memory; conscious and unconscious informationprocessing; design of interactive and Immersive systems and user interfaces; computer vision; aesthetics ofdigital media, information and interactive arts. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 7.5. Aut (H. M. Karamu¨ftu¨og˘lu)COMD 522 Body Movement and Vision in Immersive and Interactive Media IIThis course extends and applies the ideas studied in “Body, Movement and Vision in Immersive andInteractive Media I” to a wide range of contemporary art works that use computer and other forms of hightechnology. The focus is on critical examination and evaluation of artworks that have been created in the pastten years, however, earlier computer aided artworks are also studied. The course explores the ways in whichart, science and technology are converging in the twenty-first century and how they might be integrated inthe future. Emerging patterns of integration between art and various scientific disciplines and technologiesare studied, but particular emphasis is put on the role of computers in visual arts. Concepts, methods andterminology derived from critical and media theory, philosophy, science and engineering are introduced toanalyse emerging forms of “Hi-Tech” or “Information Art”. 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Karamu¨ftu¨ go˘lu)COMD 531 Science and MediaThe Science and the Media course will introduce students to the history and current state of sciencereporting in various media and their specific journalistic forms. Students will also get to know differentmethodological alternatives for studying trends in science reporting as well as increase their abilities inmedia-oriented writing through practical journalistic exercises. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 7.5. Aut (A.Treske)COMD 590 Research TopicsCredit units: None ECTS Credit Units: 6. Aut (Staff) Spr (Staff)COMD 599 Master’s ThesisCredit units: None ECTS Credit Units: 24. Aut (Staff) Spr (Staff)Bilkent Üniversitesi 10

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GÜZEL SANATLAR BÖLÜMÜ /DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTSB. Ozguc¸ (Acting Chair), C. Bogdan, A. M. Gob, N. Kertselli, H. Misman, A.Ozsalar, E. Saglam, C. N.Sarac, A. Srokosz, D. Tezgor-Kassab, B. Zalewska-Sladczyk.Part-time: F. Erder, D. Kadıoglu.The Fine Arts Department has a distinctive structure and curriculum that contrast with other artschools in Turkey. The Department offers a flexible program that unites studio practice and art theory,combining art disciplines such as painting, printmaking, sculpture, installation, and ceramics with coursesin theory and criticism. The aim of the curriculum is to equip future artists with a capacity for studio workand an understanding of artistic production as well as the theoretical dimensions of art. The well-equipped etching, lithography, silk screen, ceramics, and sculpture studios offer students excellentopportunities to explore new horizons. LİSANS PROGRAMI /UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMThe interdisciplinary program of the Department integrates theory and practice. The aim is to enhancethe students in various fields of fine arts. The students are expected to go through the phases ofresearch, recognition, experience, and production of original works of art. They are continuouslyencouraged to develop their own artistic and critical formation.The undergraduate curriculum of the Department of Fine Arts offers two program options, Studio Artsand Theory and Criticism.In the Studio Arts Program, students experiment with various fields of arts such as painting, print-making, sculpture, ceramics, and multi-media and are encouraged to conceive and produce creativeoriginal works and modes of thought. In the Theory and Criticism Program, critical and theoreticalthinking on art is promoted. Both programs follow the same curriculum during the first two academicyears. The student is then expected to specialize in one of the programs according to his/her owninterest and ability. LİSANS PROGRAMI /UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM FIRST YEARAutumn Semester Credits / ECTS CreditsENG 101 English and Composition I .................................................................................... 3/6FA 101 Basic Design I ....................................................................................................... 6/10FA 103 Drawing I ............................................................................................................ 3/4FA 131 Technical Drawing and Lettering I ......................................................................... 3/4FA 171 Introduction to Art and Culture I .......................................................................... 3/5GE 100 Orientation ......................................................................................................... 1/1TURK 101 Turkish I ............................................................................................................. 2/1Spring Semester Credits / ECTS CreditsENG 102 English and Composition II ................................................................................... 3/6FA 102 Basic Design II ...................................................................................................... 6/10FA 104 Drawing II ............................................................................................................ 3/4FA 132 Technical Drawing and Lettering II ........................................................................ 3/4FA 172 Introduction to Art and Culture II ........................................................................ 3/5TURK 102 Turkish II .............................................................................................................. 2/1 SECOND YEARAutumn Semester Credits / ECTSCreditsFA 190 Summer Practice I ............................................................................................... -/ -FA 201 Art Studio I ......................................................................................................... 6/10FA203 Drawing III .......................................................................................................... 3/4FA 223 Visual Perception and Color................................................................................. ¾FA 271 History of Art I .................................................................................................... 3/5HISTR 201 History of Turkish Republic I ................................................................................... 2/1 Restricted Elective ............................................................................................ 3/6Spring Semester Credits / ECTS CreditsFA 202 Art Studio II ....................................................................................................... 6/10FA 204 Drawing IV ......................................................................................................... 3/4FA 262 Fine Arts Seminar ............................................................................................... 3/4FA 272 History of Art II .................................................................................................. 3/5HISTR 202 History of Turkish Republic II ................................................................................... 2/1 Restricted Elective ............................................................................................ 3/6Bilkent Üniversitesi 11

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axonometric drawings, projections and sections. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 4, Prerequisite: FA 131.FA 171 Introduction to Art and Culture IIntroduces concepts related to art and culture. A variety of topics such as painting, sculpture, drama, music,literature and architecture are discussed within a socioeconomic and political perspective; to give thestudent a general understanding of a particular time and place in history. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 5.Aut (A. M. Gob, N. Karamullaog˘lu, D. Kaya-Mutlu, C¸ . N. Sarac¸ )FA 172 Introduction to Art and Culture IIContinues to develop an understanding of the relation of culture and philosophy to the arts and their effecton the creation of artistic activity and design through the analyses of the accumulated art work of humanhistory. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 5.FA 190 Summer Practice IThe aim of this summer practice is to give the students first hand experience in drawing sculpture, bust-reliefetc. at archaeological museums. The minimum time for this practice is 6 weeks. Credit units: None ECTSCredit Units: None. Aut (E. Sag˘lam)FA 201 Art Studio IAn introductory course on visual arts. Basic concepts and information on different fields such as painting,printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, etc. The possibilities of diverse media are introduced within the frame ofstudio studies. Credit units: 6 ECTS Credit Units: 10, Prerequisite: FA 102. Aut (A.O¨ zsalar)FA 202 Art Studio IIA continuation of FA 201. Development of concepts towards the transformation of basic design criteria toartwork with contribution of fantasy and imagination. Credit units: 6 ECTS Credit Units: 10, Prerequisite: FA201.FA 203 Drawing IIIStudy of the figure to improve drawing skills and knowledge. Fast sketching, figural expression,transformation, drawing materials and techniques. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 4, Prerequisite: FA 104.Aut (M. Brzozowski, A. O¨ zsalar)FA 204 Drawing IVExamining the human body in terms of form, color and color values. Studies leading to individual expressionin model drawing based on the basic principles of art. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 4, Prerequisite: FA203.FA 205 Figure Drawing IInitial studies on the basic principles of drawing; the perception of the proportions of the human body.Studies of the model with various materials. (non-FA majors only) Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6.FA 206 Figure Drawing IIDeveloping drawing skills and knowledge through studying the human body. Examining action, contour,modeling (shaping) and composition. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6, Prerequisite: FA 205 or approval ofthe FA Department.FA 211 Introduction to Painting IBuilding basic technical skills. Experiments with the use of paint. Conceptual and practical experiments oncolor mixing. Examining the creative processes through these experiments. (non-FA majors only). Creditunits: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6. Aut (Staff)FA 213 Introduction to Printmaking IThe course aims to give basic techniques of printmaking with compositional and color values. (non-FA majorsonly.) Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6. Aut (H. Misman)FA 215 Introduction to Sculpture IAn introductory studio course on the basic concepts, materials and processes of sculpture, with an emphasis onthe understanding of perception and representation of three dimensional objects for students from otherdisciplines. (non-FA majors only.) Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6. Aut (E. Sga˘lam)FA 217 Introduction to Ceramics IForming functional and three dimensional objects using basic ceramic techniques. White, red and colored claysare used. Techniques of colored clay combination are introduced. Creation of texture with an understanding ofdesign principles is emphasized. (non-FA majors only) Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6. Aut (F. Erder, A. O¨zsalar)FA 218 Introduction to Ceramics IICreation of form using red, white and colored clay on the potters’ wheel. Decoration techniques using glaze inaccordance with design principles is emphasized. Molding by plaster and/or polyester as a process of duplicatingalready created work is introduced. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6, Prerequisite: FA 217 or approval of the FADepartment.FA 219 Ancient Techniques and New Technology in CeramicsThis is an experimental course, combining the current techniques and the new technology in ceramics such asusing ceramic colours on fired tiles. During the course the students will search for new ways of expression incolour. Using the clay as the Canvas. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6. Aut (A.O¨ zsalar)FA 223 Visual Perception and ColorExamination of subjects such as psychology of visual perception, seeing the color and perception of color-form,concepts and theories of color. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 4. Aut (Staff)FA 262 Fine Arts SeminarCritical assessment of selected national and international artist’s works and their ideas and approaches. Creditunits: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 4.FA 271 HistoryofArt IA chronological survey of the history of art from the Stone Age to the Byzantine World. Credit units: 3 ECTS CreditUnits: 5. Aut (D. Tezgo¨r-Kassab)FA 272 HistoryofArt IIA chronological survey of the history of art from the Early Medieval age to the Early Renaissance period.Comparative material from art of the non-western world, especially that of Anatolia, is also introduced. CreditBilkent Üniversitesi 14

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units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 5.FA 290 Summer Practice IIThe aim of this summer practice is to give the students experience in copying from original works of art at variousmuseums; to examine figure-sculpture relations within spaces; to practice and to study ceramics; to examine artcollections. The minimum time for this practice is 6 weeks. Credit units: None ECTS Credit Units: None. Aut (E.Sag˘lam)FA 301 Art Studio IIIStudio work in one of the selected fields of fine arts such as painting, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, etc.Students are expected to apply controlled experimentation on visual schemes. Credit units: 6 ECTS Credit Units:10, Prerequisite: FA 202. Aut (Staff)FA 302 Art Studio IVContinuation of FA 301. With emphasis on the development of individual vision and personal expression. Creditunits: 6 ECTS Credit Units: 10, Prerequisite: FA 301.FA 304 Special Problems in DrawingStudies of the human body concerning form, color and value. Exploration of individual expression by using modelsto build up thought and imagery. Contemporary figural expressions. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 4,Prerequisite: FA 204.FA 305 Advanced Drawing IFigural studies to develop skills and knowledge of drawing beyond the scope of the course series FA 205 and FA206. Different ways of expression and interpretation of the figure drawing with emphasis on drawing techniquesand materials. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6.FA 306 Advanced Drawing IIExamination of the human body in form, color and value by line and paint. Developing individual expression,artistic thought and imagination based on live model studies. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6,Prerequisite: FA 305 or approval of the FA Department.FA 307 Composition in Drawing IAn advanced drawing course to help students transform the initial academic experience into the artisticexpression. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6.FA 308 Composition in Drawing IIAn advanced course, developing the abilities of using drawing as a tool of visual thinking and a language ofthe visual communication, based on previous academic experiences. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6.FA 331 TechnologyofArtIntroduction to technical materials used in various visual arts and technical, physical and chemicalcharacteristics of the natural and synthetic materials used in sculpture, painting, printmaking and ceramics.Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 4. Aut (A. Kurttekin)FA 332 Art and TechnologyArt has been deeply interconnected with changes in technology, it has either responded to it or has changedwith it leading to redefinitions in the making of art as well as changes in how it is viewed. This courseexamines symptomatic positions of interaction in the history, and discusses the contemporary situation withemphasis on recent changes. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6.FA 361 Philosophyof Art IThis course examines philosophical issues that arise concerning the creation, interpretation and viewing ofart since Plato and Aristotle. Topics to be discussed include: what is “mimesis”; who is the best judge of art;is art beautiful and good; should art be viewed dis-interestedly; what is it to get at the meaning of a work ofart; how does technology affect the meaning and experience of art? Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6. Aut(Staff)FA 362 Philosophy of Art IIIn this course, will be examined a number of ways that philosophy and modern art have come into dialoguewith each other. These dialogues have taken many different forms: philosophers have written about artistsand their works, and sometimes artists have appropriated the ideas of philosophers and created works thatare inspired by their readings of philosophers. Within this matrix also is investigated what constitutes a workof art, artistic representation, the nature of aesthetic qualities, and the relevance of artist’s intentions to theevaluation of works of art. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6, Prerequisite: FA 361.FA 371 History ofArt IIIA chronological survey of the history of art from the Renaissance to the end of late Baroque and Rococo.Comparative material on the art of non-western lands, especially that of the Ottoman Empire is alsodiscussed. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 4. Aut (A. M. Gob)FA 372 HistoryofArt IVA chronological survey of the history of art from the French Revolution to the end of the twentieth century.Comparative material on the art of non-western lands, especially that of Anatolia and Turkey is alsodiscussed. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 4.FA 390 Summer Practice IIIThe aim of this summer practice is to give the students experience in making art in a studio or in aprofessional art environment. The minimum time for this practice is 6 weeks. Credit units: None ECTS CreditUnits: None. Aut (E. Sag˘lam)FA 401 Art Studio VStudio work related to the student’s preference of thematic possibilities in the selected field of fine arts. Thecourse focuses on the individual formative process. Credit units: 6 ECTS Credit Units: 10, Prerequisite: FA 302.Aut (E. Sag˘lam)FA 402 Art Studio VI - Degree ProjectIndividual work geared to the completion of the degree program. The student is expected to come up with acoherent body of work in his/her field of concentration. This degree study reflects the student’s personaldirection and can be selected from one of the fields of painting, printmaking, sculpture, ceramic, multi-media (studio). Credit units: 9 ECTS Credit Units: 16, Prerequisite: FA 401.FA 421 Analysis ofArt Work IThis course aims to introduce students to critical analysis of works of art by concentrating on the theoreticalBilkent Üniversitesi 15

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debates developed around various issues on art theory since the 19th c. Also will be to put into question ourunderstanding of art by traversing certain changes that have taken place in our perception of art and theworld through various genres such as painting, photography, and cinema. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 4.Aut (Z. Aracago¨k)FA 422 Analysis ofArt Work IIHaving dealt with the nature of painting, photography and cinema in the first part of this course, we shall bestudying various postmodern approaches to art - such as semiotic, psychoanalytic, social and political approaches inorder to foreground the impact of the postmodern theory on arts. What happens to the spectacle from the1970’s on? How have the computers and multimedia changed our conception of art? Credit units: 3 ECTS CreditUnits: 4, Prerequisite: FA 421.FA 461 Philosophyof ArtSpecific works of art, visual images and objects are examined through diverse philosophical view points. There arediscussions on the production of meaning with resource to philosophical approaches. Does art have a philosophy,and if so, what kind of philosophy is it? Where and what are the crossovers between philosophy and art? Specificcases where there have been intimate relations between philosophers and artists are studied. Credit units: 3 ECTSCredit Units: 4. Aut (Z. Aracago¨k)FA 462 Senior SeminarStudents work together as critics and artists on projects that require collaboration and interdisciplinary dialogue.They discuss and experiment in finding alternative ways and language of communication with the public. Projectsmay be real or imaginary. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 4.FA 467 Curatorial Studies IAn introduction to the critical development of museum studies as an emerging academic discipline. The coursewill be a basis in the study of museum education and curatorship. Historical development of the art institutionsand their relation to the society today is discussed and evaluated in an analytical and critical way of thinking.Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6. Aut (C¸ . N. Sarac¸ )FA 468 Curatorial Studies IIA continuation of FA 467. The course will be based on the works of well-known curators throughout the world.Students are encouraged to experiment the exhibition techniques within a contextual approach. Credit units: 3ECTS Credit Units: 6, Prerequisite: FA 467.FA 473 Contemporary Turkish ArtAnalysis of the general features of various movements in Modern Turkish Art. Painting, sculpture and ceramics inTurkey from the late nineteenth century to the present. Its evaluation in comparison with European and othermodern art movements. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 6. LİSANSÜSTÜ DERSLER / GRADUATE COURSESPNT 333 News and SocietyCredit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 7.5.PNT 501 Painting IArtistic and conceptual surveys at the specialization level. Credit units: 4 ECTS Credit Units: 7.5.PNT 502 Painting IIArtistic and conceptual surveys at the specialization level; searching for new ways of expression. Credit units: 4ECTS Credit Units: 7.5.PNT 503 Drawing IAn advanced course in free-hand drawing which aims at producing an original final product from various initialstudies in free-hand drawing techniques. Credit units: 4 ECTS Credit Units: 7.5.PNT 504 Drawing IIAn experimental course in advanced drawing where the students are introduced to abstraction, image construc-tion and rendering through various drawing techniques. Credit units: 4 ECTS Credit Units: 7.5, Prerequisite: PNT503.PNT 511 Philosophy of ArtThe leading views in the fine arts are discussed and analyzed from an artistic point of view. The social environment andworld views in which painting, sculpture and architecture arose and developed are investigated as well as thelogic of artistic formation which appeared parallel to the social and artistic views. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units:7.5.PNT 512 Psychology of ArtPsychological nature of the artistic environment and artist. Relationship of the psychology of creation and artwork. Views of some researchers in that field. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 7.5.PNT 515 Issues and Problems in Contemporary Art IContemporary issues and problems as art and artists are selected to be analyzed and discussed. Students areexpected to participate in class discussions, conduct in-depth research and write on topics covered. Credit units: 3ECTS Credit Units: 7.5PNT 516 Issues and Problems in Contemporary Art IIContinuation of PNT 515. Advanced issues and problems in contemporary art. Works by various artists areselected and analyzed in terms of approaches and trends. Students are encouraged to participate in classdiscussions and expected to do in-depth research as well as to write term papers on contemporary artissues. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: 7.5.PNT 590 Research TopicsCredit units: None ECTS Credit Units: 6.PNT 599 Master’s ThesisCredit units: None ECTS Credit Units: 24.ADA 511 Research Methods in Design IThis course aims to develop a critical perspective on theory and practice in art with the intention of clarifyingproblematical positions maintained due to appropriation of a conception of art which presents itself with aclear-cut distinction of theory and practice. In this sense, this is a project-based course with a stress on“project”s intermediary position between theory and practice. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: None.ADA 512 Research Methods in Design IIBilkent Üniversitesi 16

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This is the second part of a two term course in which students are encouraged to develop a criticalperspective on theory and practice in art. In relationship with the first part of the course, the second term laysa special stress on such conditioning that pertain to the hypostatizations of the separatedness of theory andpractice. With the intention of finding a way out of this situation, the readings for the course will focus onSpinoza, Leibniz, and Deleuze. Since, going through stages of a work-shop, the course aims to end up infinalizing student projects in an exhibition, the first part of the course will be counted as prerequisite for thesecond part. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit Units: None.ADA 690 Advanced Research TopicsCredit units: None ECTS Credit Units: None. Aut (Staff)ADA 699 Ph.D. DissertationCredit units: None ECTS Credit Units: None. Aut (Staff)Bilkent Üniversitesi 17